231 Eighth St
New Westminster · PID 000-565-962
What BC law allows here
This lot is in a transit-oriented area: BC law lets the city approve buildings up to 8 storeys here.
Lot facts
- Address
- 231 Eighth St
- City
- New Westminster
- PID
- 000-565-962
- Lot size
- 1,603 m² · 17,255 ft²
- Zone
- RM-2 Townhouses & apartments RM-2 rules
- Homes guide
- How many homes can I build in New Westminster?
- Property tax
- $4.79 per $1,000 of assessed value
• Near a frequent bus stop
Zoning rules · RM-2 · Multiple Dwelling District (Low Rise) (RM-2)
Allow low-rise apartment development with an opportunity for increased density upon amenity provision (s.430.1).
- Max floor area
- 31,058 ft² (2,885 m²), floor space ratio 1.80
- Max height
- 35 ft (10.67 m)
- Max building footprint
- 6,902 ft² (641 m²)
- Setbacks
- front 7.62 m, rear 7.62 m
- Homes
- Base 60 units per net acre (148.26 per net ha) or FSR 1.2; apartments/multiple dwellings, townhouses, duplexes, houses.
New Westminster Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 (section consolidations to 2025-05-26, plus adopted amendments Bylaw 8524 (Townhouse Zoning Update) and Bylaw 8578, 2026 (Infill Housing Program, footer-dated 2026-06-08); official consolidation to 2025-11-17 not retrievable) · s.430.1-430.22, 190.49. Estimated from the bylaw for a lot of this size; confirm with the city before buying or building.
More on the map
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